toddler room inspiration

It takes me SO long to come up with a set theme for a room because I "love" way too many styles. I was trying to go fairly gender neutral so that I wasn't having to redecorate the room after a few months. I picked up the striped comforter and so it became my mission to plan the room around that. I knew I didn't want to do a nautical theme, so my work was definitely cut out for me. After finally settling on a theme and color scheme, I really began to to fall in love with the room! I'm excited to see how it turns out when it's completed.

toddler room inspiration by homelifedollar featuring shag area rugs

Nursery Sneak Peak

We have less than two weeks until our first home study, which means that we've been running around trying to put the finishing touches on everything. We're not quite done with the nursery, so there's no big revel yet. I did put together a Polyvore page on some of the items that we have and what we're using for inspiration.

New Furniture!

You'll have to excuse my blurry IPhone picture and the coat hanging in the corner!

We've been in our house for a year a half now and it's slowly but surely starting to feel like a home! I spent my weekend searching craigslist for great deals and picking up furniture because we are having a dinner party, a birthday party and thanksgiving dinner at our house (in the next 4 weeks!). I am VERY particular about what I want, and I'm also very cheap. Add those two together and it can be pretty tricky to find anything that fits my standards! I figure if I'm going to buy something, why pay more for it than I have to?!
Our dining room table was actually given to us by my aunt who no longer needed a table that big. The blue chairs came from Home Goods (my favorite store!). the black chairs,  the white wicker chairs and the hutch were both craigslist finds. And the buffet was given to us because a family friend was going to throw it away. The giant lantern and buffet lamps are from Old Time Pottery.
I plan to refinish the hutch, buffet and table, and spray paint the wicker chairs….but for now the eclectic look is growing on me. Up to this point, this room has cost us a total of $600!
The room definitely needs some wall decor and maybe a big rug….but this room is definitely becoming one of my favorite rooms in our house!

This is a close up of lantern decorated for fall